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Bob Mortimer
Bob Mortimer
English Comedian
Born: May 23, 1959
Been Heart Me People Think You
I was the youngest of four boys, raised in North Yorkshire. Bob Mortimer
Boy North Yorkshire Youngest Four Raised
I eat a tin of sardines every day. Bob Mortimer
Day Every Day Every Eat Tin
Our comedy is just falling over, funny faces, arguments, all the comedy basics, really. Bob Mortimer
Funny Comedy Argument Our Faces Over Falling Just Really Basics
When I was young, having a heart bypass was, 'Woooh!' Bob Mortimer
Heart Young Bypass Having
A lot of comedians want people to listen to them. I don't think we've ever been that bothered about whether people would want to listen to us. Bob Mortimer
People Think Would About Bothered Comedians Been Lot Listen Want Whether Them Us Ever
I come from an era when if you are told that you need a triple heart bypass it sounds pretty terminal. But I think it's quite a normal operation these days. Bob Mortimer
You Heart Think Bypass I Think Pretty Triple Days Terminal Come Operation Era Sounds Normal Quite Need
We're not scientific comedians, thinking like, 'Things have moved on, we need to do this, we need to reflect the world in this way.' Bob Mortimer
World Reflect Thinking Way Like Comedians Scientific Moved Moved On Things Need
I like having something I can watch every single night. It suits my habits. Bob Mortimer
Suits Single Every I Can Something Having Habits Like Single Night Watch Night Every Single Night
Our new programmes have always just been different vehicles for the same sort of comedy. Bob Mortimer
Comedy Programmes Our Vehicles New Sort Always Been Same Just Different
I am allowed one matchbox-sized piece of cheese a week. Bob Mortimer
I Am Cheese Week Allowed Piece Am
I come from the era when that continental stuff, the skimmed yogurt and a croissant, was a healthy start to the day. Bob Mortimer
Day Healthy Stuff Come Continental Era Yogurt Start
We've always been a slightly specialist interest, and as you get older, for specialist interest programmes I think broadcasters are probably looking for younger talent, really. Bob Mortimer
You Looking Older Think Programmes Broadcasters I Think Slightly Talent Always Been Get Interest Younger Really Specialist
I sometimes wonder, with the Oxbridge comics, the broadcasters seem to say, at some point, now I trust you to do a documentary, you can be the voice for a maths show, or whatever. I don't think we're ever considered in that way. Bob Mortimer
You Trust Sometimes Whatever Think Broadcasters Considered Way Say Some Seem Voice Point Documentary Comics Maths Wonder Show Now Ever
In broadcasting, there's a lot of longevity offered to people like Griff Rhys Jones and Stephen Fry, who are polymaths more than comics. We're comics first and foremost. Bob Mortimer
People First Broadcasting More Longevity Like Comics Foremost Lot Offered Than Fry Who
I love 'Big Brother.' I adore it. What can I say. It just suits me fine. Bob Mortimer
Love Me Suits Big Say I Love Fine Brother Adore Big Brother Just
I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy, personally. But some of them are incredibly skilled. Bob Mortimer
Comedy Incredibly Some Fan Them Personally Skilled Stand-Up Comedy
Families At War' is a show we are very proud of. It was a great show. Bob Mortimer
War Great Great Show Proud Very Families Show
I don't believe in credit or loans. Bob Mortimer
Believe Credit Loans
Catterick' was originally a movie. That was what we intended for it and we had the money for it and everything. But we couldn't be bothered - I know that sounds terrible, but it's the truth. At a later stage we went back, split it up and made it into the TV series. But, yeah that was supposed to be a movie and we just didn't bother. Bob Mortimer
Truth Money Made Stage Back Everything Later TV TV Series Bother Bothered Split Had Supposed Know Terrible Yeah Sounds Up Intended Just Movie Series Originally
I played for Middlesbrough's youth team. At the age of 16, I went into a shed at the training ground and was told that they weren't signing me on, so that was the end of that dream. Football was my life. I played football when I got to school, football every break and football as soon as I got home. Bob Mortimer
Life Home Me Age Youth Training School My Life Every Dream Signing Football Soon Shed Got Were End Training Ground Break Ground Team Played
You see idiots on the net but on TV you can't really find them. Bob Mortimer
You TV Find See Net Idiots Them Really
Shooting Stars' changed panel shows a bit for ever, I think. Bob Mortimer
Stars Think Changed Panel I Think Bit Shooting Shows Ever
The more cynical commentators on our careers would say that the northern accent has been the basis of our success. There's a certain authenticity to the voice - which isn't to my credit; I was just born there. Bob Mortimer
Success Cynical Our Say Has-Been Would Born More Voice Accent Been Authenticity Northern Just Which Certain Credit Basis Careers
I hate every moment of live performance. Bob Mortimer
Hate Live Every Performance Moment Live Performance
Laughter is the only currency I've really ever known. Ever since I was a boy. Bob Mortimer
Laughter Only Since Known Boy Currency Really Ever
Darts is bad. Bob Mortimer
Bad Darts
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